Use this link generator to create customized TEL database URLs for your library. These URLs are unique to your
library, allow you to collect usage statistics for your institution, and include geolocation authentication so your patrons can access
TEL resources without entering a username or password.
For each TEL vendor, enter your library’s account information (e.g., Location ID for Gale; Token for Learning Express) and click Go. Simply
copy and paste the URLs when building your library's web site. If you don’t know your institution’s account information, please contact the
vendors directly for that information.

What is Geo IP Authentication?

Geo IP Technology allows your local residents instant access to your resources without any authentication. It checks the IP address of the device you use to access the resources and compares it to a database of all IPs known to originate within Tennessee. Once your IP address is validated, you can access TEL online resources without being asked for any logon or password.

Gale Databases

This site will generate URLs for all of your Gale databases including any that your library may subscribe to on its own. Only TEL databases will be given URLs that are authenticated by geolocation. Databases purchased by your library will be given standard Gale access URLs.

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Please enter a valid Location Id. You can use the lookup tool if you need to check on your Location Id.

Please enter a valid Location Id. You can use the lookup tool if you need to check on your Location Id.

Gale Journal Level Links

Please enter an ISSN to get a journal level Geo Link for your account:

Location ID: ISSN:

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Please enter an ISSN to get a journal level Geo Link for your account.

Ancestry.Com

Please use the following TEL URL to provide access to a selection of Tennessee records including birth, death, and tax lists via a partnership with Ancestry.com. Individual library URLs are not available at this time.

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Ancestry.Com

http://galesupport.com/telGeo/telGeoLink.php?db=ANCS

ProQuest Resources

Please enter your ProQuest Token number to customize the Geo Link for your account or alternatively use the TEL Portal urls. Access using the portal links will not generate usage statistics for your library.

Heritage Quest

Geolocation is not available at the individual library level for HeritageQuest. You may use the TEL website URL below but will not be able to collect usage statistics for your library. If you wish to obtain usage statistics for your library, please use the direct URL for HeritageQuest (www.heritagequestonline.com).

WorldBook Resources

Please enter your World Book authentication username to customize the Geo Link for your account. For most libraries, your World Book username is the same as the Location Id for your Gale account (tel_x_xxxx). You can look up your library’s username in our list of World Book accounts. If your library is not listed, please contact World Book tech support at wboltech@worldbook.com or 1-800-338-8382 to obtain an authentication username.

Alternatively you can use the TEL Portal urls. Access using the portal links will not generate usage statistics for your library.

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Please enter your WorldBook user name and password to customize the Geo Link for your account